salt damage (from seawater, sea air, etc.)
Ursidae (family comprising the bears)
incredible; unbelievable; implausible
inferior to; suffering by comparison with; unable to compare with
latte; caffè latte; rat (esp. laboratory or pet)
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
favorable review; favourable review
good family; better-class home
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
to break wind; to let off a fart; to have a shot
carfare; cartage fee; honorarium
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
thud thud (esp. footsteps); clump clump
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
human-interest article; page-three news; police news
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
veneer board; plywood; joint publication
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
within a pit or (mine) shaft
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
land subsidence; decline in influence
self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary